After the Olympics, Beijing demonstrated to the world the image of a confident China in a touching manner. The festival was an exciting rendezvous of visiting and local artists against the background of global financial crisis. This was also a cultural gala as a public service, with participation of Chinese from all over the world in celebrating the 60th anniversary of P.R. China.

Meet in Beijing opened with a gala concert featuring the award-winning young musicians in association with the top three music competitions in this country China International Violin Competition, China International Piano Competition and China International Vocal Competition. The ballet stars from Moscow Theatre of Russia and Maryinsky Theatre brought the festival to a perfect ending.

In between the festival boasted of a whole range of performing arts, including French baroque music, Peking opera and acrobatics show Fenmo, a beautiful legend of Sicily told by a traditional stage setting and romantic melody of Italy. The French show The Box brought the audience into a kaleidoscopic world. The drama Wu Lin Wai Zhuan, Romeo and Zhu Yingtai, as well as Design for Living from Taiwan, invited the artists from across the straits for an happy spiritual renewal.

In celebrating the 60th anniversary of P.R. China, all the Chinese around the globe paid their tribute to this anniversary, highlighted by Peking Opera Symphonic Concert, and Tribute to China - China National Symphony Orchestra Concert.

More than 30,000 tickets at a value of nearly RMB 5 million were distributed the public during the month-long cultural event including 23 stage works. The out-door galas, public lectures, art workshops, and the electronic music festival brought the audience closer to the artists and created open space for scholars, experts and artists. In both ways, art was made accessible? and the inspirational moment of art-making was eagerly shared by the public.